Jose Still On The Trade Block

I’m sure Bryan has other irons in the fire (I was told at least one team has big interest in Jose) and I guarantee you he was working the phones and the room at the Vegas summer league for most of yesterday.

I can’t give you a when, or even a where, but I do think Bryan’s decision to trade Jose earlier this week means that he’ll do everything he can to move him in the next couple of weeks.

My guess is Minnesota. It's probably a strategy to ultimately transition Rubio to the team (2 Spaniards). They're probably offering up pretty much anyone on their roster and I could see a 3rd team being involved.

jose still on the trading block

Doug refers to a team in the east...what about the Pacers? They may be a bit unsure of taking one of our point guards again (TJ) but Jose's got to be a step up on Earl Watson. Hmmmm... who do the Pacers have that we've always wanted.....?

My guess is Minnesota. It's probably a strategy to ultimately transition Rubio to the team (2 Spaniards). They're probably offering up pretty much anyone on their roster and I could see a 3rd team being involved.

Minnesota just signed Ridnour, and already have Flynn, Sessions and Rubio (on deck). I am not sure why they would be looking for another PG. They need scoring on the wing and up front (after the Al Jefferson trade). Actually, the Wolves look like they are tanking big-time for next year, and cutting salary like mad.

Charlotte still needs a PG badly. The last real option on the FA market was Lowry, but he just signed an offer sheet so he is off the market. They might make a move for Sessions with the Wolves, but otherwise they might still be looking at Calderon or Jack. TO might need to add cash to any deal that includes Calderon.

Minnesota just signed Ridnour, and already have Flynn, Sessions and Rubio (on deck). I am not sure why they would be looking for another PG. They need scoring on the wing and up front (after the Al Jefferson trade). Actually, the Wolves look like they are tanking big-time for next year, and cutting salary like mad.

Charlotte still needs a PG badly. The last real option on the FA market was Lowry, but he just signed an offer sheet so he is off the market. They might make a move for Sessions with the Wolves, but otherwise they might still be looking at Calderon or Jack. TO might need to add cash to any deal that includes Calderon.

In light of what you've just said, isn't it possible that we were going to flip one or two of the bigs in the Calderon deal to Minny for one of their surplus PGs? Seems like something BC would do.

In light of what you've just said, isn't it possible that we were going to flip one or two of the bigs in the Calderon deal to Minny for one of their surplus PGs? Seems like something BC would do.

Who knows? I think TO would have been pretty balanced if they had kept Diaw and Chandler for Evans and Calderon. TO still probably needs a seasoned defensive center to pair with Bargnani and others.

Charlotte has a very unbalanced team now, with an expensive and crowded 4/5... Dampier, Mohammad, Diop, Jackson, Diaw, Jackson. They are very thin at PG. Logically, one could see them want to trade one of their three PFs (Diaw, most likely) and either trade or waive Dampier. MINN and TO look like the best trading partners for CHA. Both look like they have financial room to maneuver too (I think MINN quite far under the cap and TO with TPE).

Minnesota just signed Ridnour, and already have Flynn, Sessions and Rubio (on deck). I am not sure why they would be looking for another PG. They need scoring on the wing and up front (after the Al Jefferson trade). Actually, the Wolves look like they are tanking big-time for next year, and cutting salary like mad.

Charlotte still needs a PG badly. The last real option on the FA market was Lowry, but he just signed an offer sheet so he is off the market. They might make a move for Sessions with the Wolves, but otherwise they might still be looking at Calderon or Jack. TO might need to add cash to any deal that includes Calderon.

I cannot for the life of me figure out what Minnesota is doing with their PGs, and why they are hanging on to Rubio. Maybe they just don't care about bringing in salary back in a Rubio trade and would rather just let him become a FA in due time.

I cannot for the life of me figure out what Minnesota is doing with their PGs, and why they are hanging on to Rubio. Maybe they just don't care about bringing in salary back in a Rubio trade and would rather just let him become a FA in due time.

Maybe MINN is looking longer term... be terrible for another year or two, stockpile high draft picks, and bring in Rubio to orchestrate.

I read a report on RealGM suggesting that Charlotte is looking at Sessions (from MINN). So, if they add Ridnour and trade Sessions they would have Flynn/Ridnour, which is not a bad combination. Rubio can continue to be a trade-chip if he doesn't want to play in MINN.

I cannot for the life of me figure out what Minnesota is doing with their PGs, and why they are hanging on to Rubio. Maybe they just don't care about bringing in salary back in a Rubio trade and would rather just let him become a FA in due time.

What are you nuts? It's the age of the PGs, now, so obviously a smart GM is going to stock up on them. Since Minnesota can't get an elite PG to actually play for them, they are going a different route and getting quantity over quality. If you can't see that then you're obviously just an idiot.

I am pretty sure if any reasonable person had been the GM for the T-Wovles, they would be a playoff fixture by now. Isiah did more to ruin the knicks future than Kahn has, but Kahn is murdering the present and constantly extending the rebuild timeline exponentially.

I cannot for the life of me figure out what Minnesota is doing with their PGs, and why they are hanging on to Rubio. Maybe they just don't care about bringing in salary back in a Rubio trade and would rather just let him become a FA in due time.

One word: Kahn.

Just look at that roster. Log jam at the 1 and 3. Similar players. Sad, sad, world.

I cannot for the life of me figure out what Minnesota is doing with their PGs, and why they are hanging on to Rubio. Maybe they just don't care about bringing in salary back in a Rubio trade and would rather just let him become a FA in due time.

This seems unlikely, but at this point I wouldn't put anything past KHAAAAAAAAAAAN!!

Because of the rules of the NBA draft, Minny holds (almost) all the cards with Rubio. If he ever wants to play in the NBA, he either has to sit out of pro ball altogether for a year and then re-enter the draft, convince Khan to trade him, or spend his first 4 years with Minny on a rookie-scale contract--which is likely to get smaller with the new CBA.